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Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

Belgian, 1941-2016

Antwerp, Belgium-born artist Jessica Rice was raised in Africa, and after becoming enamored with the folk art around her, taught herself to paint and sold her work locally. An exhibition of Rice’s paintings in Bukava, Kivu, helped establish her not only as an artist worthy of collecting but introduced her rich Cubist-nativist–style works to the art world. 

Rice moved to San Francisco in 1959. There she enrolled in the San Francisco Academy of Art. Following her graduation in 1964, Rice worked in commercial art in San Francisco and New York and created oil paintings in her free time. By the early 1970s, she moved to Los Angeles and began painting full-time.

Rice traveled part of each year to her seaside studio in Mexico where she produced many of her Fauvist-Cubist works. Working with oil paints and a palette knife, Rice produced colorful and profoundly expressive landscapes, beach scenes, depictions of Mexico’s street vendors and more. She passed away after a battle with cancer in 2016 in Mazatlán, Mexico. 

Whether it’s her portraits, landscapes or figurative paintings, Rice's work commands attention and attracts high prices at auctions. 

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Artist: Jessica Rice
"Jazz Musicians"
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early oil painting by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1941-2016) This is the first time this painting has been seen and available in mor ethan threee decades. "Jazz...
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Bathers, Large Cubist Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Jessica Rice from 1985. A cubist scene of figures on a tropical beach. Framed in silver wood frame. Artist: Jessica Rice Title: Bathers Year: 1985 Medium: Oil ...
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Assemblage
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a magnificent just discovered large oil painting by Belgian master of Avant-Garde painting, Jessica Rice (1942-2016) Assemblage, is an origi...
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Early 2000s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Four Friends
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered original oil painting, "Four Friends", by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.) "Love Letters", is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1991, wit...
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1990s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Maison
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered original oil painting, "La Maison", by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.) This painting was just discovered wrapped and stored within the artists ...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Les Fleurs
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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2010s Art Deco Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Casati
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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2010s Art Deco Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Plage
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered original painting by one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avante-Garde painting, Jessica Rice (1941-2016.) La Plage, is an...
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Couple with Bouquet, 1985, Large Art Deco Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jessica Rice, Belgian (1941 - 2016) Title: Couple with Bouquet Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 70 x 48 inches Frame Size: 74 x 51 inches
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Red Roses
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painting, Belgian/American artist Jessica Rice (1941-2016.) Red Roses...
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1990s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Spectateurs de Plage
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting one of the early lifetime masterpiece oil paintings by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1941-2016) "Spectateurs de Plage", has just been released from the personal collection of the artist...
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1980s Modern Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Bon Amie
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Julien
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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1990s Modern Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ma Oseau
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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Early 2000s Modern Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Homage a Tamayo
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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1990s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

By the Window
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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1990s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Juliette
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...
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Early 2000s Modern Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Paper Boy
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painting, Belgian/American artist Jessica Rice (1941-2016.) "The Paper Boy...
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1990s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ma Petite Amie
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are pround to present a series of just discovered, early rare paintings by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1941-2016.) "Ma Petite Amie", is an original oil on canvas, signed, dat...
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Faces at the Beach, Large Art Deco Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jessica Rice, Belgian (1941 - ) Title: Faces at the Beach Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size 48 x 72 in. (121.92 x 182.88 cm) Frame Size: 53 in. x 77 in. (1...
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1980s Contemporary Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Travailleur Industriel
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional, early cubist painting by one of the masters of Belgian Avant-Garde painting, Jessica Rice. "Travailleur Industriel", (Industrial Worker), is an original...
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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rosario
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional, early cubist painting by one of the masters of Belgian Avant-Garde painting, Jessica Rice. "Rosario", is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1994, ...
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1990s Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"l'Homme d'Industrie #1"
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to premier on 1st Dibs, the latest works by one of the masters of Belgian Avant-Garde painting, Jessica Rice. In these recently completed paintings, Jessica Rice tur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Jessica Rice Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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Cubist portrait woman. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. 1970s.
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A Farm
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Jessica Rice, nee Jessica Patricia Lambrecht, was born in Antwerp, Belgium, for centuries the traditional center of Flemish Masters. Jessica’s first oils were painted in Central Africa, where as a young girl she was inspired by the angularity perceived in African art, and by her father’s photographs. Her raw talent blossomed in the tropical surroundings. Unfettered by formal training, her images leaned towards cubist-nativism. Leaving Africa in 1959 for San Francisco, Jessica had already known early success when she sold her work to collectors during an exhibition in Bukavu, Kivu, Africa. Graduating from the San Francisco Academy of Art in 1964 and awarded the Flax Scholarship, she pursued a career in commercial art in San Francisco...
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A Farm
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Pas Deux
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Perspective
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Swimmers
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Swimmers
H 41 in W 29 in
Jaqueline
By Jessica Rice
Located in Baltimore, MD
The diverse style of early 20th century avant-garde movement, the primitive and lush primary colors reminiscent of her childhood with strong distinctive brush strokes and palette kni...
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Jaqueline
H 30 in W 22 in
The Couple
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Jessica Rice from 1983. A cubist portrait of a couple embracing. Framed in silver wood frame. Artist: Jessica Rice Title: Untitled - Couple Year: 1983 Medium...
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La Patisserie
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An early cubist figurative oil painting by Belgian artist Jessica Rice. "La Patisserie" is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1984, with an image dimension of 36 x 36 inches. ...
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Jessica Rice figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Jessica Rice figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Jessica Rice in oil paint, paint, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Jessica Rice figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Fernando Fernandez, Borja Guijarro, and REZA AFROOKHETH. Jessica Rice figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20,000 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work can sell for $42,500.

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